Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 1-50

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Photo	ELR	Branch	Subject	Location	M	C	Elev'n	Date	Time
BPM00001	PCN/WNT	Penrhos Junction & Aber Junction	Trackbed after closure & lifting. The branch to Caerphilly & Newport veered to the right at a point roughly opposite the electricity pole seen. The entire area is backfilled to a level above that of the camera & a housing estate now stands here (To within 200 feet of camera point).	Penrhos North Junction	9	43	South	13-May-1989	11:12
BPM00002	ELY	Mwyndy Junction & Penygraig (Ely Valley)	Trackbed after closure & lifting	Unclassified road overbridge north of former Ynysmaerdy colliery	2	15	NW
BPM00003	WNT/PCN/PRS	Walnut Tree Junction & Penrhos Junction (Walnut Tree)	Trackbed after closure & lifting. The Penrhos branch to Barry ran to the left, Walnut Tree to Taffs Well in the centre & the PC & N line to Pontypridd ran on the right. The signal box was located in the recess on the left	Penrhos North Junction	9	43¼	North	13-May-1989	11:13
BPM00004	TBD	Taff Bargoed	View of superelevated single line	Road overbridge just north-west of former station site, Bedlinog	17	14	NW
BPM00005	TBD	Taff Bargoed	View of single line reverse curve	Road overbridge just northwest of former station site, Bedlinog	17	14	South
BPM00006	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Single line view from road overbridge	B4255 road overbridge at former Bedlinog Station site	17	00	NW
BPM00007	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Former station site showing recently-relaid concrete-sleepered single track in flat-bottom rail with Pandrol fixings	B4255 road overbridge at former Bedlinog station site	17	02	NW
BPM00008	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Newly-ballasted single line on double track formation	Unclassified mountain road overbridge south of Bedlinog	16	28	SE
BPM00009	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Newly-ballasted single line on double track formation	Unclassified mountain road overbridge south of Bedlinog	16	28	NW
BPM00010	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Track at temporary level crossing	East of Taff Merthyr colliery (Assumed site of former Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt)	15	30	SE
BPM00011	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Single line track between Bedlinog & Trelewis	East of Taff Merthyr colliery (Assumed site of former Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt)	15	50	NW
BPM00012	TBD	Taff Bargoed	View of track from B4255 road overbridge, North of Trelewis	North of Trelewis	14	67	NW
BPM00013	TBD	Taff Bargoed	View of track from B4255 road overbridge, North of Trelewis	North of Trelewis	14	67	South
BPM00014	VON	Neath General & Pontypool Road	Headshunt viewed from B4254 road overbridge, showing permanent way work in progress (This area is now completely backfilled & landscaped & a one-way road system & cycleway substituted. (Road bridge from whence this shot was taken was completely removed by Jan 2001)	Ocean/Taff Merthyr/Deep Navigation colliery complex, Trelewis	14	46	West
BPM00015	VON	Neath General & Pontypool Road	View towards headshunt( This area completely overfilled & level raised to form a car park by Jan.2001)	B4254 road overbridge west of Ocean/Taff Merthyr collieries, Treharris	~14	50	NE
BPM00016	VON	Neath General & Pontypool Road	Double track curve near former Trelewis halt (Backfilled & converted to cycleway by Jan 2001)	Former Trelewis Halt	14	23	West
BPM00017	VON	Neath General & Pontypool Road	Arrangement of double track with compound crossover & curve (This area completely redeveloped & a cycleway laid on trackbed course by end of 2000)	Ocean/Taff Merthyr/Deep Navigation colliery complex, Trelewis	14	28	East
BPM00018	VON	Neath General & Pontypool Road	Double track general view towards former platform location (The rail overbridge was removed in year 2000 & the trackbed increased in height to take a new cycleway bridge for a pedestrian/cyclist link between Treharris & Nelson. The new bridge was in place by Sept 2000)	B4254 Rail overbridge just east of former Trelewis platform site	14	19	SE
BPM00019	VON	Neath General & Pontypool Road	View of double track at curve between Trelewis Platform site & Ocean colliery (This is now a cycleway)	East of former Vale of Neath line Trelewis platform	14	18	NW
BPM00020	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Single line from Nelson to Cwmbargoed	B4255 road skew overbridge, Trelewis	14	02	North
BPM00021	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Siding complex showing coal loading platform (View taken from nearby mountain road)	Cwmbargoed, Taylor Woodrow/Ryan complex viewed from cross-mountain road			NE	13-May-1989	14:32
BPM00022	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Single line approach to Cwmbargoed showing former station site	Cwmbargoed Level Crossing	20	41	SW	13-May-1989	14:39
BPM00023	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Turnout to Ryan's & Taylor Woodrow siding complex. The Tunnel public house in the background has since been demolished	Cwmbargoed Level Crossing	20	41	SW	13-May-1989	14:39
BPM00024	TBD	Taff Bargoed	View of Cwmbargoed modified track layout at former Station site	Cwmbargoed Level Crossing	20	39½	NE	13-May-1989	14:46
BPM00025	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Headshunt at end of line from Nelson to Cwmbargoed	Cwmbargoed	20	63	West	13-May-1989	14:54
BPM00026	TBD	Taff Bargoed	Headshunt buffer stop at truncated branch (20M 75C) with aqueduct in cutting beyond	Cwmbargoed headshunt	20	74	East	13-May-1989	14:54
BPM00027	POR	Porthcawl	View in down direction at A4063 rail overbridge, Aberkenfig	Down advanced starting signal to Margam, Aberkenfig	0	27	East
BPM00028	POR	Porthcawl	View looking towards single line junction from shunter’s elevated platform	Adjacent to Tondu Branch Sidings ground frame	0	17½	East
BPM00029	POR	Porthcawl	Tondu Branch Sidings, general view from shunter’s elevated platform	Adjacent to Tondu Branch Sidings ground frame	0	17½	SW
BPM00030	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	Single main line & sidings (Bracket signal shown was recovered from Black Lion passing loop (Merthyr Branch) & re-erected here for reintroduction of passenger traffic in 1992)	Light road vehicle overbridge adjacent to Tondu North ground frame	3	01¾	NW
BPM00031	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	Buffer stop in down relief siding (since converted to a goods loop after reintroduction of passenger traffic in 1992)	Tondu North	3	07	SE
BPM00032	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	General view of single line at river bridge north of Tondu	Between Tondu & Coytrahen			SE
BPM00033	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	Main line & siding (Siding converted to down goods loop after reintroduction of passenger trains in 1992)	Tondu North ground frame	3	05	NW
BPM00034	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	Main line & up relief siding (Since converted to down goods loop)	Light road vehicle overbridge adjacent to Tondu North ground frame	3	01¾	SE
BPM00035	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	Facing point lock & detection to catch points (Since converted to a single line goods loop junction at reintroduction of passenger service on branch, 1992)	Tondu North	3	08	NW
BPM00036	POR	Porthcawl	Single line junction at 0M 25C on Porthcawl branch which becomes the Ogmore Vale Extension line (OVE) at Cefn Junction, 2M 43C	Aberkenfig	0	26	SW
BPM00037	BAL	Bridgend & Abergwynfi	Single line junction to through siding (this was a long runaway trap at time of photograph but was converted to a passing loop upon the reintroduction of passenger services in 1992)	Llynfi River bridge immediately north of Tondu North ground frame	3	?	NW
BPM00038	CDT	Cadoxton South Junction & Treforest Junction	Overgrown cutting & trackbed	Station Road road overbridge immediately north of former Wenvoe Station	2	68	SE
BPM00039	CDT	Cadoxton South Junction & Treforest Junction	View of cutting looking south east from Vishwell road overbridge	Between Wenvoe & Saint Andrews	1	78	NW
BPM00040	SWM	Severn Tunnel Junction & Fishguard Harbour	Former main line Station site	Llantrisant	181	32	East
BPM00041		Mwyndy Junction & Penygraig	Partial view of Llantrisant freight sidings	Llantrisant Yard	0	20	West
BPM00042	ELY	Mwyndy Junction & Penygraig	Abandoned single line	Ynysmaerdy, between Mwyndy Junction & Coed Ely			South
BPM00043	ELY	Mwyndy Junction & Penygraig	Abandoned single line with down fixed distant semaphore still standing. This was formerly a double line branch but on singling, the track was re-aligned with the centre of the track bed in this length	Ynysmaerdy, between Mwyndy Junction & Coed Ely			South
BPM00044	ELY	Mwyndy Junction & Penygraig	Abandoned single line with rail section removed	Between Mwyndy Junction & Coed Ely			South
BPM00045	ELY	Llantrisant Junction & Mwyndy Junction	Out-of-use freight sidings looking from Ely/Mwyndy end of yard towards South Wales main line	Llantrisant Yard	0	45	North
BPM00046	OGM	Ogmore	Abandoned single line (Since converted to a cycleway)	Brynmenyn	1	76	SW
BPM00047		Gelli Tarw Junction & Merthyr	East portal of 2497-yard tunnel. This tunnel housed a clapper in the track near the outlet, to give audible warning at night, that the emerging train was approaching the tunnel mouth	Merthyr	4	70	East
BPM00048		Gelli Tarw Junction & Merthyr	Abandoned single line showing motored points (motor removed), fouling bar, detection & lead into runaway sand drag	Rhydycar	5	28½	West
BPM00049		Gelli Tarw Junction & Merthyr	General view of sand drag & semaphore signals with arms removed, west of Rhydycar Junction. Right-hand branch came from Quakers Yard via No.2 viaduct (Former Penydarren Tramroad route)	West of Rhydycar Junction	5	33	West
BPM00050		Gelli Tarw Junction & Merthyr	View of out-of-use single line & sand drag points showing overhead telegraph rig for locally-powered motored points & stop signal with arm removed	Rhydycar	5	30	West
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